Etymology : Middle English charme, from Middle French, from Latin carmen song, from canere to sing; more at CHANT
Pronunciation : chärm
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. magic; amulet, talisman; attractiveness, seductiveness. enchant; bewitch, cast a magic spell. charm\charm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. charmed ; p. pr. & vb. n. charming.] [cf. f. charmer. see:
charm, n.].
2. to make music upon; to tune. [obs. & r.] here we our slender pipes may safely charm.
3. to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic. no witchcraft charm thee!.
4. to subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe. music the fiercest grief can charm.
5. to attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate. they, on their mirth and dance intent, with jocund music charm his ear.
6. to protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life. i, in my own woe charmed, could not find death.
7. A melody; a song.
8. A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of magic; a magical combination of words, characters, etc.; an incantation.
9. That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality.
10. Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune.
11. Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like.
12. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain.
13. To make music upon; to tune.
14. To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic.
15. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
16. To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate.
17. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life.
18. To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms.
19. To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please greatly; to be fascinating.
20. To make a musical sound. something believed to bring good luck induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" protect through supernatural powers or charms control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft.
21. 1. Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive. `Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the 1937 Disney classic, has lost none of its original charm The house had its charms, not the least of which was the furniture that came with it.
22. Someone who has charm behaves in a friendly, pleasant way that makes people like them. He was a man of great charm and distinction.
23. If you charm someone, you please them, especially by using your charm. He even charmed Mrs Prichard, carrying her shopping and flirting with her, though she's 83.
24. A charm is a small ornament that is fixed to a bracelet or necklace.
25. A charm is an act, saying, or object that is believed to have magic powers. a good luck charm.
26. If you say that something worked like a charm, you mean that it was very effective or successful. Economically, the policy worked like a charm. In particle physics, the property or internal quantum number that is conserved in strong and electromagnetic interactions, but not in weak interactions (see:
strong force, electromagnetic force, weak force). Charmed particles contain at least one charmed quark; the charm number of these quarks is .
27. Charmed antiquarks (see:
antimatter) have a charm number of .
28. The first charmed particle was discovered in 1974.
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